A year ago, Alexis Sanchez was the star attraction on Manchester United's tour of the United States. Now, he returns for pre-season training needing to salvage his Old Trafford career.

With a measly five goals to Alexis Sanchez's name after signing from Arsenal in January 2018, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is desperate to get rid but a whole host of problems currently face him.

Those in the Manchester United boardroom must wince when they hear the name Alexis Sanchez, such is the poor value for money their £560,000-per-week man has delivered. 

Representatives from both clubs have held talks over the past few weeks in the hope of agreeing a deal that would see the former Barcelona and Arsenal end his torrid spell at Old Trafford.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: How kind of Inter Milan's ultras to clarify for Lukaku, or any other black person who might be confused by all strange noises, what exactly constitutes racism.

The Red Devils failed to replace Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez during the summer transfer window as they failed to finalise deals for Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic.

Manchester United will not be able to recall Alexis Sanchez from Inter Milan to reinforce their attacking options after Marcus Rashford was ruled out for three months.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: They sold Solskjaer's best goalscorer to Inter. They loaned his best defender to Roma. His best midfielder rarely plays. It's time for Ed Woodward to explain.

With a dismal loan spell at Inter Milan destined to come to an underwhelming end, Manchester United are facing the prospect of shelling out yet more cash on flop Alexis Sanchez.

Fernandes has not crumbled under the United curse that has seen the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao all not live up to their billing after joining the club.

TOM UTLEY: Worse than any of this, I so adore my new car that I've taken to making entirely unnecessary journeys for the sheer love of driving it.

It was confirmed on Sunday that a trilogy fight will be happening 'this summer' after Wilder activated the rematch clause in his contract. Here's the lowdown on what is known so far.

Bob Arum is convinced the 'Battle of Britain' super-fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will never happen. The promoter believes the Londoner will be knocked out by Kubrat Pulev.

Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has previously revealed that his client would be 'extremely interested' in taking on WBC champion Tyson Fury in a fight for their titles.

Whyte, who lost to Joshua in 2015 having previously beaten him at amateur level, has revealed he thinks the prospect on the table of the two Brits colliding again was a publicity ploy by Joshua.

Zhang Jingjing, 32, died from a cardiac arrest earlier this month after working day and night to save patients during a two-month mission to Hubei, the former ground zero of the outbreak.

'Numerous people are wondering how the US system can tolerate such a person as a president,' Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times accused in an opinion piece.

Australia is standing firm in its calls for an independent probe into the origins of COVID-19. China has dismissed any potential investigations, describing the proposal as a 'political manoeuvre'.

China suggested Tuesday that Donald Trump is 'blackmailing' them by blaming Beijing for the coronavirus pandemic and demanding it pay compensations to the U.S.

An exotic food lover from China who once devoured a snake gallbladder has found his lungs festered with worms. Doctors said that his riddled organs were caused by eating uncooked seafood.

Researchers found fake vaccines were being sold with a median cost of $575, but some allegedly sourced from China were priced at $15,300 with the most expensive being sold for $24,598.

EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Chris Wood never quite considered killing himself, but he did wonder about the point of living. Cricketer by day, gambler by night.

At least 128,141 Americans have been confirmed to have recovered from coronavirus, which is double the number who've died from the illness, which sits at 62,547.

Hu Xijin, the outspoken head of Communist propaganda outlet the Global Times, has launched an astonishing attack on Trump, accusing the US president of 'publicly lying about China'.

The Bad Guy singer, 18, looked captivating while clad in an almost Handmaid's Tale looking hat and plaid Burberry coat in the portrait, which was shot by fashion photographer Nick Knight.

The Chinese resident, known by his surname Wu, claimed that he attacked the black swan after the animal 'pecked him when he was teasing it with a club', according to the press.

President Donald Trump suggested that the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe is the result of a 'horrible mistake' made by China, during a Fox News virtual town hall on Sunday.

Neville Power, the chairman of the government's COVID-19 recovery taskforce, has suggested resuming travel ties with China. He used to run iron ore exporter Fortescue Metals.

The patient, named as Cui An, tested positive for COVID-19 in early February and had been hooked to a life-support machine for more than two months when surgeons performed the operation.

China is honing in on claims made by New Jersey mayor Michael Melham that he contracted COVID-19 as early as November, suggesting the virus could have emerged from the US.

The 119th US Open continues at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Friday, with Justin Rose leading after a stunning six-under-par first round of 65. You can keep up with all the latest scores right here.

The third round of the US Open takes place at Pebble Beach in California on Saturday. Here are all the tee times and pairings as the main contenders look to make their move.

The US Open reaches it climax at Pebble Beach in California on Sunday. England's Justin Rose sits just one shot off the lead held by American Gary Woodland heading into the final day.

The 119th US Open continues at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sunday, with Justin Rose one shot behind leader Gary Woodland in the final round. Get latest score and updates here.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF SPECIAL: America's leading golfers have the chance to complete a clean sweep of all four majors at the Open at Royal Portrush in July.

Phil Mickelson came up short on Sunday in his bid to win one of the oldest events on the PGA Tour, the Pebble Beach pro-am, for a record sixth time.

Maisie Williams was spotted with boyfriend Reuben Selby on Monday, enjoying some couple time at the Tennis Channel's Suite at the US Open in New York.

Golfer Tiger Woods was on hand with girlfriend Erica Herman and his children in New York on Monday to see Rafael Nadal come back and beat Marin Cilic to advance to the US Open quarterfinal.

Serena Williams dropped just one game as she blew China's Wang Qiang away 6-1, 6-0. It was the American's 100th victory at the US Open, and at 44 minutes the quickest at this year's tournament.

Barty powered into the US Open doubles semi-finals with fellow former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday with a 2-6 7-5 6-1 comeback win over top seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic.

The Good Place actress, 33, oozed style in a casually chic ensemble, consisting of an oversized black blazer and a pair of form-fitting cycling shorts.

Priyanka Chopra was in full best friend mode as she headed to the US Open in New York to support Serena Williams. She looked effortlessly fashionable in a floral summer dress.

Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski were beaten by top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the semi-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Barcelona footballing superstar Gerard Pique has taken advantage of the international break to visit New York and promote his sports business venture.

Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah became the first Colombians to win the U.S. Open men's doubles title on Friday, easing past Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.

The Duchess of Sussex was seen with a friend heading into Modo Yoga location in the West Village of Manhattan. Meghan, 38, joined a surprisingly full class of up to 60 people at the eco-conscious studio.

Jenna, 37, and Savannah, 47, attended the US Open men's final with their respective husbands Henry Hager and Michael Feldman on Sunday.

A throwback snap shared by a royal fan account showed how Meghan, 38, and Dame Anna, 69, sat stony-faced and appeared not to talk while watching Serena Williams at Wimbledon 2016.

Jeff Prestridge speaks to fund manager Kartik Kumar about his key role in overhauling the portfolio of Artemis Alpha, a £135million investment trust primarily invested in the UK stock market.

Before you jump on the bandwagon, it is worth remembering that a company's fortunes - especially one so closely linked to its boss - Elon Musk - can change quickly.